Definition of virulence in English:

virulence

noun ˈvɪrʊl(ə)nsˈvɪrjʊl(ə)nsˈvɪr(j)ələns

mass noun

1The severity or harmfulness of a disease or poison.
the proportion of birds which die depends on the virulence of the virus
Example sentencesExamples
- In the late 1870s, the Royal Navy refused to visit, because of the virulence of venereal infection there.
- Their work may help other scientists who are investigating the virulence of other major food-borne pathogens.
- Some of the new genes may contribute to the organism's virulence.
- Pasteur's breakthrough with the principle of attenuating viruses—reducing their virulence—came in 1876.
- The leishmania genes that determine virulence will be identified.
2Bitter hostility; rancour.
he was clearly pained by the virulence of the attacks
Example sentencesExamples
- The virulence of sectarianism there remains a major threat to the newly devolved institutions.
- Even the wording of the wedding invitation has stirred up interfamilial virulence.
- What's interesting is the virulence of opinion on the opposing sides.
- You wonder why Sartre at the age of 50, when he wrote the book, must attack his childhood with such virulence.
- I was startled by the severity and virulence with which he delivered the sentence at the end of the trial.

Definition of virulence in US English:

virulence

nounˈvɪr(j)ələnsˈvir(y)ələns

1The severity or harmfulness of a disease or poison.
the proportion of birds which die depends on the virulence of the virus
Example sentencesExamples
- Their work may help other scientists who are investigating the virulence of other major food-borne pathogens.
- Some of the new genes may contribute to the organism's virulence.
- In the late 1870s, the Royal Navy refused to visit, because of the virulence of venereal infection there.
- The leishmania genes that determine virulence will be identified.
- Pasteur's breakthrough with the principle of attenuating viruses—reducing their virulence—came in 1876.
2Bitter hostility; rancor.
he was clearly pained by the virulence of the attacks
Example sentencesExamples
- What's interesting is the virulence of opinion on the opposing sides.
- The virulence of sectarianism there remains a major threat to the newly devolved institutions.
- Even the wording of the wedding invitation has stirred up interfamilial virulence.
- I was startled by the severity and virulence with which he delivered the sentence at the end of the trial.
- You wonder why Sartre at the age of 50, when he wrote the book, must attack his childhood with such virulence.

单词	virulence
释义	Definition of virulence in English: virulence noun ˈvɪrʊl(ə)nsˈvɪrjʊl(ə)nsˈvɪr(j)ələns mass noun 1The severity or harmfulness of a disease or poison. the proportion of birds which die depends on the virulence of the virus Example sentencesExamples In the late 1870s, the Royal Navy refused to visit, because of the virulence of venereal infection there. Their work may help other scientists who are investigating the virulence of other major food-borne pathogens. Some of the new genes may contribute to the organism's virulence. Pasteur's breakthrough with the principle of attenuating viruses—reducing their virulence—came in 1876. The leishmania genes that determine virulence will be identified. 2Bitter hostility; rancour. he was clearly pained by the virulence of the attacks Example sentencesExamples The virulence of sectarianism there remains a major threat to the newly devolved institutions. Even the wording of the wedding invitation has stirred up interfamilial virulence. What's interesting is the virulence of opinion on the opposing sides. You wonder why Sartre at the age of 50, when he wrote the book, must attack his childhood with such virulence. I was startled by the severity and virulence with which he delivered the sentence at the end of the trial. Definition of virulence in US English: virulence nounˈvɪr(j)ələnsˈvir(y)ələns 1The severity or harmfulness of a disease or poison. the proportion of birds which die depends on the virulence of the virus Example sentencesExamples Their work may help other scientists who are investigating the virulence of other major food-borne pathogens. Some of the new genes may contribute to the organism's virulence. In the late 1870s, the Royal Navy refused to visit, because of the virulence of venereal infection there. The leishmania genes that determine virulence will be identified. Pasteur's breakthrough with the principle of attenuating viruses—reducing their virulence—came in 1876. 2Bitter hostility; rancor. he was clearly pained by the virulence of the attacks Example sentencesExamples What's interesting is the virulence of opinion on the opposing sides. The virulence of sectarianism there remains a major threat to the newly devolved institutions. Even the wording of the wedding invitation has stirred up interfamilial virulence. I was startled by the severity and virulence with which he delivered the sentence at the end of the trial. You wonder why Sartre at the age of 50, when he wrote the book, must attack his childhood with such virulence.
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